Beijing vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1044
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2705
$1771
🏠 One person rent
$596
$230
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$388
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$711
$780
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
73
72
🏙️ Population
21.9M
9.5M

The cost of living in Beijing is 71% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 5341st and 7844th ($1044 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 183rd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.3 months in Foshan. Ranked 11th vs 14th best cities to live in China, and 2718th vs 3253rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Foshan

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Beijing Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.36
$3.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1589
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$839
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.4
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$77.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12544
$4193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6280
$1783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.4
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.68
$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.65
$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.61
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8
$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.7
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.3
$59.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$725
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25165
$22493

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$716
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$734
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$767
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$645
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$646
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$663
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$572
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$673
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$468
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$656
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$697
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$562
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$709
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$621
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$630
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$528
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$558
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$632
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$626
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$564
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$512
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$524
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$629
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$521
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$525
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$519
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$466
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$584
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$770
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$508
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$492
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$655
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$666
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$618
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$562
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$748

Cities near Foshan

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$782
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$848
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$534
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$666
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$795
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$844
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$674
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1718
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$832
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$621
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2415
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2674
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$896
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$765
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$816
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$807
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$760
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$769
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$943
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$790
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$789
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$738
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$730
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$589
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$673
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$464
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$805
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$699
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$814
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$465
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$602
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$608
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$587
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$638
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$609
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$694
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$664